Film holder



F. R. BERNE FILM HOLDER `lune 4, 1946n Filed Dec. 15, 194,4

INVENTOR. FRANK R. BERNE.

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l atented June 4, 1946 oirso srna-ss AfiLdl FILM simona Frank lit. ierne, E'leveloni, lhio Application Decemher li 5 Claims.

l The present invention relates to a film holder and more particularly to a holder for suspending sheet film in various solutions and for dryinfg the film during the processing thereof so that the film need not be touched during the development process.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder by which a fiat sheet of film can he suspended in the processingwsolutions so that every. part of the film will be subjected to the solutions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a film holder by which the film can easily be inserted and removed from the holder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a film holder comprising an open frame in which a fiat film may be placed and which frame may be closed by a vcover slidably mounted on the frame, the cover being so mounted that it is slid able with a minimum of friction. i

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent-from the following descriptlon of preferred forms of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein:

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The cover tild comprises side members 620 which are generally i, Shape in cross section for formlng guide flanges lili end film retainlng webs 922. fllanges l overlie the upper edges of side walis lol of the frame M2 and fianges l2i lie alongside the outside of walls lol and guide the cover alone the members lll so that the cover GW may he slidingiy moved over and to one side of the frame M2. A portion of vthe fianees. izi of both members in adiacent the left hand ends Fig. l is a perspective view of a form of film holder embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in section taken on the line .2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in section taken on line 3-3 4 of Flg`. 1; 4.

Fig. 4 is a view in section taken on line i-d of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view in section taken on line 5-'-5 of Fig. 1 but with the cover of the holder in the closed Vposition;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of the opposite side of the film holder shown in Fig. l showing the latch member for the cover; and

F'ig. '7 is a fragmentary view of the opposite side of the film holder shown in Fig. l but on a larger scale showing' the stop for the cover.

Referring to Fig. 1. I have shown one form of the invention embodied in film holder WD. This film holder comprises a. support beam lol, a frame 402 for supporting a fiat film, and a cover IUS slidable over the frame for holding the film-. in the frame.

The support beam IOI is provided with notches NS at opposite ends thereof whereby the film holder may be suspended in a tank of solution by parallel rods received in the respective notches.

lThe frame M2 includes twopside members IDE which are L shape in cross section for providing side walls im and film supporting iianges or webs lll. The members IOS are secured, as by solder Interconnecting the members 106 are cross pieces Hi) and HI, which pieces are also L shape in cross section for formi'ng frame walls II! and ||3 and film supportlng webs IH and lli. Preferably, the web thereof, as Viewed in Fig. 1, are extended and turned mwardltv with respect to the cover so that a portion ii of each fiange Iii extends alongside the ootsideoorface of webs ita. As may be seen in Figs. 2 and 7, the portion i of the flanees siidingly secnres the members mi to the frame members itd., Also, the edges 32o of the portions l' form atops which engage the heam Iti for limiting sliding movement of the cover 4to one side of the frame.

The members it are interconnected Eoy crosspieces #25 and tild so that the pieces 52% and 62% register with the frame pieces Elo and ili. re-

spectively, when the cover is moi/ed to the lefthand side of the frame, as viewed in Fig. l. The

plese E25 is Leshape in cross section for formina* a film retainlng web mi and astrengthening fianee itd. The iiange M8 extends upwardly, as Viewed in iilig, l, so that it lies adiacent to the frame wall M2 when the cover is in the ciosed position, and, preferahly the fiange 62o does not extend finish with the Wall M2 so that the frame wall M2 may be held hy the fingers without interfering with the slidlng of the cover to the 'frame closing and opening positions. The cross plece M5 is also L Shape in cross section for forming a film retaining web Ifl and a strengthening ilange iti. ,When the cover is in the frame closing position, the flange mi lies along the outside of frame wall M3. It is apparent that when the cover l03 is moved to the frame closing position, i. e., to the lefthand end of the frame, as 'Viewed in Fig. l, the retaining webs l 22, E27 and E36 will cooperate with the side walls NT, M8 amd M5 and webs '208, itd and ll' for retaining a fiat illm looseiy within the frame I'.

Preferabiy, a latch I32 is provided for frietionally retaining the cover Iii? in the frame closing position. The latch 432 is forined of resilient material and is secux'ed to the cross piece IM is provided with two spaced projections Hi oo therefrom so that the flange I II of the cover NI' may be received between the portion III and the outer surface of wall III. A sloplng or cammlng surface III extends outwardly from portion III of the latch for cooperating with fiange III to depress the latch cam and to move the piece III of the cover over the cam when the cover is moved to its closing position. As the cover III is not secured to the frame members IIII adjacent cross piece III this end of the cover may be sprung over the latch cam. The cover is released by depressing the latch cam surface.

Preferably, openings indicated at III are formed in the frame and cover for permitting free now of liquids about the edges of the film in the holder.

By sliding the cover IUS on the edges of walls I 01, the friction between the frame and cover is reduced to a minimum and there is less likelihood of the guide for the cover to be inadvertently damagcd or deformed than with a wider and fiat guide.

Although the embodiments of the holder shown in the drawing are made of shect metal, they could be formed of any suitable material, such as, for example, plastics.

`Having described preferred forms of embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that other forms of the invention may be adopted, falling within the scope of the claimsV as follows:

I claim:

1. A film holder comprising a frame for receiving a film, said frame including, a support beam: a pair of frame members attached to said beam and extending from one side thereof, said members having web portions extending inwardly toward one another and forming a support for a film in the frame and thin wall portions extending at right angles to said webs for forming side walls of the frame: and a cover for said frame including a pair of members overlying the edges of said wall portions, respectively. and slidable along said edges, at least one of the last mentioned members having a flange portion thereof extending alongside said wall portions and in alignment with said vbeam whereby said fiange portion is engageable with the beam for limiting movement of the cover in one direction.

2. A film holder comprising a rectangular frame for receiving a film, said frame including two oppositely disposed side members formed of sheet-like material and each having a laterally extending web for supporting an edge portion of a film and having a thin wall portion extending at substantially right angles to said web for retaining said film in the frame; and a cover for said frame, said cover including two oppositely disposed members formed of sheet-like material 4 and each having a web overiying the edges of said walls, respectively, and slidable thereon, and a guide flange extending from each of the last mentioned webs alongside the outer surfaces of said wall portions for guidlng said cover along the first-mentioned two members.

3. A film holder comprising a rectangular frame for receiving a film, said frame including two oppositely disposed members formed of sheetliire material and each having a laterally extending web for supporting an edge portion of a film and having a thin wall portion extending at substantially right angles to said web for retaining said film in. the frame; and a cover for said frame,

said cover including two oppositely disposed members formed of sheet-like material and each havins a web overlying the edges of said walls, respectively, and slidable thereon, and a guide flange extending from each of the last mentioned webs alongside the outer surfaces of said wall portions and alongside the outer surfaces of the first mentioned webs for guiding said cover along the first mentioned two members and for retaining said cover in sliding relation with said frame.

4. A film holder comprising, an open, rectangular frame adapted to support the edge portions of a film or plate therein, two opposite frame members of said frame forming slideways for a cover and extendingbeyond one side` of said frame; an open, rectangular cover adapted to bo in registration with said frame when in the covering pcsition, said cover having' two oppositc cover members thereof lling along" and in sliding engagemcnt with the said two frame members and being slidable thcrealong into and out of covering relationship with said frame, said two opposite cover members each including a fiange extending along the outside of said two opposite frame members, respectively, for guiding the cover on said two frame members; a latch mounted on said one side of said frame, said latch having an abutrnent proiecting in the normal path of movement of a side member of the cover, when said cover isslid on said frame, for normaliy retaining said cover in registration with said frame; and means -confined adiacent to the side of said cover opposite said one side thereof for retaining said cover in relatively close relation with said two frame members whereby said one side of the cover may be moved outwardly from said frame and out of engagement with said latch abutment without disengaging the 'cover from the frame.

5. A film holder comprising an open, rectanguiar frame adapted to support the edge portions of a film or plate therein, said frame including two opposite side members adapted to form slideways for a cover, said side members extending beyond one side of said frame; a support beam interconnecting said extended side members; an open, rectangular cover adapted to be slid into registration with said frame for closing said frame, said cover including two opposite side members slidable on the upper surfaces of said side 'members of said frame; a latch on said one side of the frame, said latch having an abutment proiecting from said frame for ensagement with a corresponding side of said cover, when the cover is in its frame closing position, for retaining said cover in closed position; and means for securing said cover to said frame comprising, a iiange on each of said two side members of said cover, said flanges extending alongside the side of the two side members of said frame, respectively. and overlying a portion of the underside of said two side members of said frame, respectively, said fianges extending along said undersides adiacent to the side of said frame opposite said one side whereby said one side of said cover may be moved outwardly from said abutment without disassociating said cover from said frame, said fianges being engageable with said beam after said cover is slid to the frame opening position.

FRANK R. BERNE. 

